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Gist: Examine what words mean and how context affects their meaning, assessing whether the author is using words literally or figuratively and how the repeated use of words achieves some cumulative effect. For example, an article reporting a court opinion about gun rights would differ from an op-ed responding to the opinion the next day.

 What are the different possible meanings of this word or phrase as it is used in this text?

 How do the words chosen reflect or respond to the original setting, occasion, or audience?

 How would this subject be described in a newspaper or a blog, for example?

 What is the cumulative effect of the author’s chosen words on the purpose, setting, meaning, or tone?